Royal Palm nursing school offering $15,000 scholarship

The NRI Institute of Health Sciences, a nursing school that opened in the Royal Plaza shopping center in March, is offering a $15,000 scholarship to a village resident for the school’s licensed practical nurse program, scheduled to start in April. Applications are available at the village clerk’s office at Village Hall, 1050 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. Applications can also be downloaded from the village’s website, www.royalpalmbeach.com. The scholarship will cover the entire cost of the 10 1/2 month training program. The completed application must be at the clerk’s office no later than Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. The Education Advisory Board will choose the winner. Applicants might be required to interview with the board. For information, call 561-790-5101.

NRI, located in the former CVS on Royal Palm Beach Blvd., offers vocational training for nurses, home health aides and nursing assistants.